James Kinne - Producer, Engineer, Multi-instrumentalist

"Music is the shorthand of emotion.." - Leo Tolstoy

I love music. I have been a musician my entire life. I have always been fascinated by it.. the music itself, the sound of the music, how the instruments and voices worked together to create something that moved my soul. No matter what a day would bring into my life, music would remain constant - both beginning and ending each day, clearing my head and soothing my soul.

I began recording professionally in 2004, and have loved every minute since. While I enjoy working on my own material, I also get an immense amount of pleasure working with other artists to help them achieve their dream. With singer/songwriters, bring in the song as simple as you want, and let your imagination do the rest. Nothing beats hearing your song come together in the studio monitors in ways you'd only heard in your head prior. I record and mix with the ears and heart of a musician, and will work with you closely to achieve an end result that exceeds your expectations.

In a live setting, I have been mixing since 2007. I worked as a house engineer at Nectar's in Burlington, and continue to work as head sound engineer at The Big Picture Theater in Waitsfield, mixing almost all of the events that come through their doors. This has afforded me the opportunity to mix music of all styles and moods.. from acapella groups to jam bands, metal to folk. I also work with bands playing in other venues, from bars to concert halls.

I am a working musician myself, playing full time with The Phineas Gage Project and Last October, Doing sound (live and studio) is simply another facet of my love of music, and that's why it means so much to me.